23 resultsfor “impact of Iran war on UK food supplies”
food prices rising, the UK’s foreign secretary, [Yvette Cooper](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/yvette-cooper), has said. The war in Iran has [frozen shipments](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/visual-guide-gulf-fertiliser-blockade) of fertiliser through the strait of Hormuz, creating a supply
UK steps up plans for potential shortages caused by Iran war The government has said it is stepping up plans to offset potential food and fuel shortages caused by the Iran war. Sir Keir Starmer
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday [could soon reopen](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/06/trump-iran-hormuz-us-project-freedom-live-updates-middle-east-crisis?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69fb1cad8f08d59811001e38#block-69fb1cad8f08d59811001e38) – has throttled global supplies of fertiliser, crucial to growing food crops. Preston said that, although UK crops were unlikely
UK the hardest of the world's advanced economies. Civilians in Iran could also be impacted, with the country reliant on grain and wheat imports, [creating potential food security](https://www.kpler.com/blog/grain-imports-disrupted-across-the-middle-east-gulf) issues. The strait
supply chains. The Bank of England warned last week that [higher inflation in the UK was “unavoidable”](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/bank-of-england-leaves-interest-rates-on-hold) as a result of the Iran war, with typical energy bills likely to rise
food insecurity in some countries. He warned that even if the conflict ended today, the impact on oil supply would be as big as the fallout from [the 1970s oil crisis](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78lj4976lvo), when
impact demand, as the bulk of their estate remains in city centre locations." Rising costs are clearly a concern for businesses and consumers. Pret's latest accounts, for 2024, show like-for-like sales were
impact of the Middle East conflict on the cost of living in the UK. Inflation is now expected to be higher this year due to the war and higher energy costs could also slow down
food and then everything else are a major problem for those whose incomes are already stretched. Then there is the genuine fear of what a prolonged war could mean, such as a serious recession
Iran war will make food more expensive, according to a new poll, as businesses warned the “window is closing” for ministers to cut energy costs for UK retailers. Research by Opinium found that
war on [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them. Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor
food, fuelling higher government borrowing costs, and hitting economic growth. After a rise in gross government debt levels to almost 94% of GDP last year, it warned this figure was on track to reach
UK's economy grew faster than expected in March, despite the month seeing the first impact of the Iran war. The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts
war in Iran ends, a minister has said. The closure of the strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane that carried a fifth of global oil and gas, has sent oil prices soaring since
food and hospitality, it is also needed for surgical procedures, MRI scans and cooling nuclear power plants. The UK is one of Europe’s largest users of CO2. In March, Kyle said the government would
impact of the war in the Middle East on fuel costs and the prices of food and other goods in the UK, which saw the [government recently ask supermarkets](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/19/uk-supermarkets-urged-to-consider-voluntary-price-caps-on-essential-foods) to consider freezing
supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to ten billion meals a week and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss
supplies, says sufficient aid reaches Gaza. Last summer a bar on food shipments caused a famine. “It’s an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe,” says Emma. “That’s in addition to the combat actions killing on average
impact of the US-Israel war with Iran, which has put up energy and fuel costs around the world. The Bank moves interest rates up and down to try to keep inflation on track
impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East